We talk about the lawsuit brought by the US in the most recent Real Tech for Real People, Episode 110. Â While we share our thoughts on the pluses and minuses of the lawsuit, I thought it would be good to...
Anyone reading my blog for any period of time knows that I love the Kindle’s highlight and notes features. Â I wrote a macro for the original Kindles (that works on the Kindle 2 as well) to take the text file...
It should be no surprise to my readers that I am a big fan of the Kindle writ large–that is, the Kindle as an ebook reading ecosystem. Â I have written previously about the ability to highlight, and add notes. Â I...
My brother shared with me an interesting posting, where the question is asked “Is Amazon Lying about eBooks outselling printed books?” I found the post to be an interesting read but there exists one GLARING problem: Â they misuse statistics and...
I have been enjoying learning about the iPad and will have more recommendations to come about apps that I absolutely love. Â That said, I want to switch back to the discussion of iPad vs Kindle–not looking at features, and the...
Once again we can’t turn on a news reader on the internet without be reminded of the Great Steve (not me–Jobs) and how he always has the “right sense” for business. Â In addition to his design sense, and ability to...
First, it was Apple’s delay in approving apps that was a problem. Â Then Apple actually started removing (oops, “failing to approve”) the Google Voice app. Â Do we see another App Store war coming with the Kindle App?
My brother and I had a recent discussion over the word “Killer” as it is applied about, or to, Apple products. I am sure you have heard it before. “The iPhone will kill the Blackberry.” Or, “the Android phones (or...
We are so close. I have decided it is time for me to talk about my vision of portable or handheld devices. Â But first, a little history. I came that reluctantly to the computer world. Â My father was an electrical...
This post is from my “Archives of Incomplete Thoughts” but I wanted to share them with you all… I have been pondering for a while the use of the eBooks (and specifically the Kindle) in Academia. Ever since I considered...